Evidence for the emergence of non-O1 and non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strains with pathogenic potential by exchange of O-antigen biosynthesis regions

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2441-2453

  Li, Manrong ^a   Shimada, Toshio ^a   Morris Jr , J Glenn ^a   Sulakvelidze, Alexander ^a   Sozhamannan, Shanmuga ^a  

^a Intralytix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

O ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHOLERA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; O ANTIGENS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036120434     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.5.2441-2453.2002     Document Type: Article

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